Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 58 - Family Planning Access Act

• board: means a board of health serving one or more counties or one or more municipalities or a combination thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health in the department. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "department" and "Department of Health and Human Resources" means the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Dispense: means the same as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 16-58-1
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Patient counseling: means the same as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 16-58-1
• Pharmacist: means the same as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 16-58-1
• Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: means a self-administered hormonal contraceptive that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy and does not include the class of emergency contraceptives commonly known as the "morning after pill" or "Plan B". See West Virginia Code 16-58-1
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10